The Guerreros de Oaxaca (English: Oaxaca Warriors) are a
professional baseball team in the
Mexican League based in
Oaxaca City,
Oaxaca,
Mexico. Their home field is
Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos.
History
In October 1995, a group of businessmen, led by
Alfredo Harp Helú, learned that the
Charros de Jalisco were unable to continue participating in the league. These businessmen saw the opportunity to move the team from
Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
to the city of Oaxaca, and the project was officially presented at a meeting of directors of the
Mexican League. The franchise move was officially accepted in December of that year and the new Guerreros, as they were named, played their first game on 14 March 1996, under the direction of manager Alfredo 'Lefty' Ortiz. The team recruited Mexican batter
Nelson Barrera for its inaugural season.
The Guerreros were the first ever professional sports team based in
Oaxaca City.
The Guerreros won their first and only league championship in 1998 by sweeping
Acereros de Monclova in the final series.
Former
Major League Baseball player
Oscar Azócar
Oscar Gregorio Azócar (February 21, 1965 – June 14, 2010) was a Venezuelan left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1990) and San Diego Padres (1991-'92). Listed at 6' 1", 170 lb., Azócar batted and thre ...
played for the Warriors in 2000.
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Baseball teams established in 1996
Baseball teams in Mexico
Mexican League teams
1996 establishments in Mexico
Sports teams in Oaxaca
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